Pligg IIS install (basics)

[ButtNutt]

Ok, I spoke with AshDigg over the weekend and got some help installing Pligg...

Here are the links you will need 1st:
PHP software
http://us2.php.net/get/php-5.1.4-ins.../from/a/mirror
MySql database
http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/M...net/pub/mysql/
MySql administrator (optional, but you will want it)
http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/M...net/pub/mysql/
MySql query browser
http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/M...net/pub/mysql/

1. Install mySql
2. Install mySql Admin
Note: your login will be user:root pw:<what you set>. I have seen alot of people trying to log in with U:sa P:sa and that wont work. User is root
3. Install mySql Query Browser
4. Setup PHP
install it in c:\php
open IIS
In IIS right click the object "web sites" it looks like a folder
Click home directory tab
Look for "configuration" button
Add an item
executable is located at "C:\php\php-cgi.exe"
the extension is ".php"
ok, now php is set up to work with IIS
5. Set up Pligg empty database
Open the mySql Admin
Click on the "catalogs" icon. Catalogs are databases
in the lower right you will see all of the databases. Rightclick to get the option to "create new schema"
Call it "pligg" or whatever
6. Install Pligg
create a folder:
c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\pligg
Go into IIS and find the folder called pligg
right click on it to get to properties
Click the create app button and make sure that you check the checkbox called write
7. Set up the pligg directory
Check that there is a dbconnect.php in the
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\pligg\libs folder. If not, copy the dbconnect.php.default to dbconnect.php
Check that the root pligg folder has config.php and it has the following two lines set correctly:
define('my_base_url', 'http://localhost');
define('my_pligg_base', '/pligg');
This would work if you are running your pligg from http://localhost/pligg
Change it accordingly to what you need
8. Install Pligg using its scripts
http://localhost/pligg/install/install.php
That will walk you thru the three steps
Step 1. Connect to your database and make sure your dbconnect.php and options.php are working
Step 2. Create tables and whatnot
Step 3. Go to the admin console (this will not work yet, you need additional files)

See the next article for actually fixing Pligg for IIS